Links Veterinary Group – Vets in Haddington
Clinic Overview
Links Veterinary Group is part of IVC Evidensia and provides both first-opinion and referral care from its Haddington practice. It states that a 24-hour emergency and critical care service is available 365 days a year. The practice covers routine health care as well as more complex medicine and surgery, with recent feedback strongly focused on calm emergency handling, clear communication, and a kind, supportive approach during difficult cases.
Services
- •General veterinary care: routine appointments, health checks, vaccinations, examinations, and ongoing treatment support.
- •Medicine and surgery: the practice states it handles complex medical and surgical cases; recent reviews mention emergency surgery for internal bleeding, follow-up checks after surgery, and treatment planning for ongoing conditions.
- •Referral services: ophthalmology and orthopaedics.
- •Emergency and critical care: a stated 24-hour emergency and critical care service, available 365 days a year, with recent reviews describing rapid admission, urgent assessment, and inpatient monitoring during serious illness.
- •Hospitalisation and follow-up: reviews describe a five-day hospital stay with regular updates, post-operative recovery checks, medication support, and coordination around follow-on care.
- •End-of-life care: recent feedback also highlights compassionate support during sudden euthanasia and help with related arrangements.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Sylvia (vet): praised by a long-standing client as knowledgeable, truthful, honest, and especially dedicated to pets and their owners.
- •Peter (reception): remembered positively for a calm manner, with the wider reception team also described as friendly and helpful.
- •Ingrid, Geraldine, Elise, Rory, Stephanie, Tamara, Adrianna, Karen, Sue, Samantha, Nicole: thanked by name in a detailed emergency care review for their skill, kindness, and communication during a dog's hospital stay.
- •Owners also speak warmly about the wider vets, nurses, and support team, particularly for calm handling, compassion, and clear explanations in stressful situations.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8/5 from 359 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is consistently positive about the practice being friendly, caring, and professional, with several owners saying staff were especially kind during upsetting or urgent situations.
- •Emergency care stands out strongly in recent comments, including prompt admission, emergency surgery, close inpatient monitoring, and clear communication throughout a serious five-day hospital stay.
- •Reviews also mention good routine service, including being seen on time, unhurried appointments, efficient organisation of medication and insurance-related arrangements, and supportive follow-up after surgery.
- •More mixed feedback is limited, but one 3-star review still notes that questions were answered professionally and advice was clear.

